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Family
Ultimate Family Christmas Advent Bucket List: Festive and Fun
Every year for fifteen years now I have planned a fun advent for our family. As my children age though, they like to help plan it more and more. Now, we all sit down for a family meeting and hammer out the December bucket list. After that, I write it up on the calendar with…
The Frugal Homemaker Holiday Planning Guide
Well, Thanksgiving has come and went. Using our frugal homemaker holiday planning guide tips will be useful this season. “Why” you say? Four weeks to Christmas. Yikes! That is what I thought too. I just grabbed my holiday planner over the weekend to see what I needed to update, change, or take out. This year…
Shoestring Budget Thanksgiving Movie Night
Two years ago, we created our own movie room in the basement because we love home movie nights so much. Here’s some tips to make your home movie night more fun, on a shoestring budget. DIY Movie Theatre First, before anything is the actual movie night equipment. Nothing fancy or expensive like a projector is…
Homeschooling
5 Ways To Teach Your Teens About Budget
This last weekend we spent some time school shopping. It is still summer and we have a lot of our summer clothes so back to school shopping for clothes is very minimal. I choose to wait for a sale in the fall to get winter clothes that they may not have from the previous year….
Summer Reading Program For Homeschool Boys
Our summer reading program idea began four years ago. I was homeschooling my boys’ and the library had changed their program. Up to that point we participated every year, and my sons’ loved the rewards. After that, I decided it was up to me to make up a reading program they would enjoy. I wrote…
Homeschool Preschool Letter M Activities
Homeschool preschool this week will be focusing on the letter M activities. I like to include many variations. In my previous preschool posts there have been learning posters, games and snacks. This time I would like to speak on the theme. Trying to include more than one activity into a learning session is multi-tasking at…
Five Ways to Keep Track of Homeschool History Narrations
(This post has affiliate links if you choose to use them.) Homeschool history narrations are very beneficial for reading comprehension in all of the grades. Homeschoolers’ need to keep reading comprehension at the top of their curriculum goals because it is a vital part of reading. In our homeschool narrations are a part of our…
Homemaking
Weekend Activities to Teach Kids How to Save Money
*******This post does have affiliate links that support my family should you choose to use them. Weekend activities for our family of five get expensive. Right now we want to teach our kids how to have fun without spending money. It is easy to get caught up in the money traps of fun activities. Trampoline…
5 Ways Frugal Moms Can Find Money for Vacation
****Amazon links inside post. Frugal moms can make extra money this summer with a great side hustle. Not only that, but with these side hustles the kids’ can be involved! As we declutter our homes, there are ways to make money with excess. Extra income never hurts anyone. Frugal moms are already busy with budgeting,…
Money Smart Homemaking: Build Income Streams While You Stay at Home
Creative Income Streams Creative frugal moms can turn their gifts into an income source. Besides Etsy which is a great place to start a store and bring in a residual income, there are other opportunities. Another big online name is Teachers Pay Teachers. Both of these online avenues are available to start up stores, promote…
How to Lower Laundry Costs Without Fewer Loads
In America, almost every family is trying to figure out how to lower laundry costs. Nobody thinks of doing fewer loads because that would cause a buildup. Laundry is a daily chore just like doing the dishes. Each chore has its time during the day to complete. If you do one load of dishes a…
Lifestyle
Why Our Family Eats Leftovers (and Why we Love It)
Not every family eats leftovers. Ok, for me this was an astounding fact. I thought that leftovers were just a natural given for every family. Then I went to visit my friend and they do not eat leftovers. Eating leftovers saves so much money. Let me show you how: If the average…
How to Start a Grocery Delivery Business from Home
Starting a frugal moms grocery delivery service has never been easier. Now is the best time to get started in this up and coming new market. People are busy and have no time for grocery shopping. Starting this new service as second income, or growth into a larger business is up to how much time…
Basic Laundry Tips for Frugal Homemakers
Frugal home laundry tips is a stepping stone to ways that laundry saves us money. Laundry is a chore, but if done well the savings adds up. Everyone has laundry everyday. We have more laundry than mother’s of the past. We are blessed as a nation in many ways with the ability to go buy…
Frugal Cloth Diaper Care: Simple Homemade Recipe
Frugal home cloth diaper cleaners are better for baby because of the all natural recipe. I have made our laundry detergent for almost 12 years now. Prior to that I used a store bought laundry soap. When I became an informed consumer and found out all of the chemicals they were placing in our…